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  • Zimpli Kids Slime Blaster Review – So Much Fun

    Zimpli Kids Slime Blaster Review – So Much Fun

    Zimpli Kids Slime Blaster Review. My eldest being the boy he is loves messy play and enjoys playing with blasters. We have been fortunate enough to try a number of blasters out over the last couple of years. The idea of a slime blaster really appealed to him since it combined both things together. Yet… Read more

  • 9 Things To Look For When Selecting A Newborn Photographer

    9 Things To Look For When Selecting A Newborn Photographer

    I have been meaning to write this post about what to look for in a newborn photographer for almost three months now! I think most new parents now consider getting some professional newborn photos taken of their bundle of joy. We did with both of the boys. With our eldest, we ended up using two… Read more

  • The Day That Picture – Amazing Gift for New Parents

    The Day That Picture – Amazing Gift for New Parents

    Amazing Gift for New Parents. I remember when we had our first born my NCT group mass ordered these beautiful sunrise and morning photos from The Day That. That was now over ten years ago. In those hazy first days, I sort of went along with it.  I liked the idea of having something different… Read more

  • Tips for Reducing Teething Pain & Giveaway

    Tips for Reducing Teething Pain & Giveaway

    Oh no!! Its starting, the red cheeks, the lumpy gums, the pulling at the ears and the sore bottom. Its official Kipper is teething and he’s grumpy! From memory Monkey got his first tooth at around six months so we could still have a while until we see those little white tomb stones starting to… Read more

  • Mayfield Lavender Farm

    Mayfield Lavender Farm

    Its that time of year again when Instagram is flooded with pictures of little ones and adults alike running through lavender fields. It such a glorious sight and I wonder why it took me to have Monkey to even realise that you could do this? You may remember that we visited Mayfield Lavender Farm last year… Read more

  • Becoming a Big Brother – 4 Weeks in

    Becoming a Big Brother – 4 Weeks in

    I was always really concerned about how Monkey would adapt to having a little brother. To try and make the transition for him as easy as possible I implemented a number of things which I covered of in my ‘becoming a sibling’ post. As we are now four weeks in – where did the time… Read more